This interview is part of the Institute's "Conversations with History" series, and uses Internet technology to share with the public Berkeley's distinction as a global forum for ideas.

Welcome to a Conversation with History. I'm Harry Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies. Our guest today is Ira Michael Heyman, who is an Emeritus Professor of Law and of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley. Professor Heyman was Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1980 to 1990; Counselor to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Interior, 1993 to 1994; and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1994 to 1999.

Background ... influence of parents ...
books ... sports ... mentors ... on the staff of a senator ... decision to become
a lawyer

The Law and Public Service ... legal
training ... ideals and reality ... the law as process ... working for Chief
Justice Earl Warren ... serendipity